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A longtime police officer is being honored upon his retirement from the Maryland Transportation Authority Police, where he heads a special post tasked with setting up ceremonies honoring the fallen as they travel to their final resting place.

"As the 2021-22 school year came to a close at the end of May, I realized that I had made the transition from being a parent of a school-aged child to one who is watching her children navigate adulthood and that I am enjoying the new stage of their –- and mine and their dad’s –- life just as much."

Americans have a right to know the extent of the military’s influence on the shows and films they consume.

Honor the fallen. 


Stowman earned the Bronze Star and several other medals, commendations, ribbons and citations during the 13 months he fought as a Marine in Vietnam. But he doesn’t consider himself a hero, and he doesn’t like to see war glorified. He says, “If there is any glory in war, it rests with those who did not return."

Her son was killed in Afghanistan last year. This is her first Memorial Day as a Gold Star mother.

Bernard Bluestein and Seymour Nussenbaum, veterans of the Ghost Army of World War II look back on their battles in combat and in art.

For some military members, a hillside in California embodies the sacrifices of serving.

Cheryl Rex's son Dylan was among the last American victims of the Afghanistan war. In the months since his death, she's visited his grave almost every day.

On this first Memorial Day after their deaths, the 13 service members killed when Afghanistan’s Kabul airport was bombed Aug. 26 are being honored.